This story was originally published by New Security Beat on July 22, 2025. The Mekong River’s seasonal floods nurture the world’s most productive inland fishery and irrigate rice paddies that feed ...

A new study has found that the Mekong River’s largest freshwater fish are shrinking in size, with critically endangered species like the giant catfish and giant barb now averaging less than half their ...

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Don Sahong dam uses flawed and incomplete research and will put at risk the Mekong River’s fisheries and 60 million people. Phnom Penh, Cambodia – New WWF ...

The mighty Mekong River, which has sustained civilizations for thousands of years, now faces an unprecedented crisis that threatens to upend the lives of millions across Southeast Asia. More than 60 ...

Daniel Moss is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asian economies. Previously, he was executive editor for economics at Bloomberg News. Save The Mekong River is more than the sum of its nearly ...

The Mekong River faces growing threats from dam construction, sand mining, climate change and the decline of international aid. Citizen science — grassroots data collection and local knowledge ...

This story was originally published by New Security Beat on July 17, 2025. For decades, China has been the dominant force in hydropower development across the Mekong subregion, financing, and ...

Surging demand for sand used in construction projects poses an existential threat to Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, new research indicates. The seasonal expansion and contraction of ...